Personal Protective Supplies

Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted

Solicitation number
25-002813
Agency
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

Place of performance
Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center, Department of Transfusion Medicine, intends to award a sole-source fixed-price 8-month Purchase Order for Personal Protective Equipment to Fisher Scientific Company, LLC. The supplies are specifically required for aseptic processing laboratories supporting cell-based and gene therapy clinical trials. Fisher Scientific has been designated as the only approved and qualified vendor by the Quality Assurance Team, with the procurement being conducted under FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Interested parties capable of providing similar products may submit a capability statement by January 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM, with comments to be electronically submitted to Tasha Lowe at lowet2@mail.nih.gov. The government retains sole discretion to determine whether to compete the proposed contract based on received capability statements.

The pre-solicitation notice does not indicate a specific set-aside designation, and the procurement is targeted for an 8-month period at the NIH Clinical Center in Bethesda, MD. Fisher Scientific Company, located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is the sole identified potential contractor for this opportunity, which falls under NAICS code 339113 for Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing. The procurement is critical to cell therapy production, with any supply delays potentially negatively impacting patient care. The contract will utilize Product Service Code 6515 for Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies. While no specific award value is mentioned, the procurement is being processed under the simplified acquisition threshold, which typically indicates a lower-value contract.

Notice text

Personal Protective Supplies

•          Product Service Code:  6515- Medical and Surgical Instruments, Equipment, and Supplies

•          NAICS Code:  339113-Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

•          Place of Performance: Bethesda, MD 20892

POTS: 25-002813

Description

This is a notice of intent, not a request for a quotation.  A solicitation document will not be issued and quotations will not be requested.

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Clinical Center (CC), Department of Transfusion Medicine (DTM), Center for Cellular Engineering (CCE), intends to award a fixed price 8-month Purchase Order on a sole source basis to Fisher Scientific Company, LLC located at 300 Industry DR Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15275-1001 to supply Personal Protective Supplies.  Fisher Scientific Company is the only approved and qualified supplier.

The Center for Cellular Engineering has a requirement for the supply of Personal Protective Equipment for its aseptic processing laboratories. The Personal Protective Equipment is to supply facilities that manufacture cell-based and gene therapies for patients enrolled in clinical trials executed at the Clinical Center.  Any delay in the supply of Personal Protective Equipment, may affect cell therapy production and negatively impact patient care.  Fisher Scientific is the only approved and qualified vendor to supply the personal protective equipment by the Quality Assurance Team.  

This acquisition is being conducted using policies unique to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures, Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1), For purchases not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), contracting officers may solicit from one source if the contracting officer determines that the circumstance of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available.  Contracts awarded using FAR Part 13-Simplified Acquisition Procedures are exempt from the requirements of FAR Part 6-Competition Requirements.

Interested Parties

Interested parties capable of providing the same or similar products or services described in this notice may submit a capability statement outlining their capability to perform the described work. Capability Statements must be received within the time set forth in this synopsis to be considered by the Government. A determination to compete this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

Comments:

Comments to this announcement, referencing this posting number on the email subject line, may be submitted to the CC, Office of Purchasing and Contracts, prior to the closing date specified in this announcement, electronically to the attention of Tasha Lowe, Contract Specialist at lowet2@mail.nih.gov by the due date 1/25/2025 and 12PM time marked in this notice.

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